AVY

Avery Dennison Corporation

A maker of adhesive labels, tapes, and other pressure-sensitive materials, Avery Dennison supplies products used on food, beverage, and retail packaging, plus apparel brand tags and the reflective films used on road signs. It began in 1935 when Stan Avery invented the self-adhesive label in a small Los Angeles workshop, and the modern company was forged in 1990 through a merger of Avery with Dennison Manufacturing, a Massachusetts paper-products maker founded in the 1840s. Its name pairs the founders of both firms, and its office supplies line still bears the familiar "Avery" labels that gave the company its start.